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Word of the day: Choose

ChooseTo select from a number of possibilities: She chose to wear a red dress for the evening.

To prefer or decide (to do something): He chose to take a leave from office that day.

To want; desire:

I choose to make a career in IT.

Synonyms

Select, pick, elect, prefer.

Choose, select, pick, elect, prefer indicate a decision that one or more possibilities are to be regarded more highly than others.Choose suggests adecision on one of a number of possibilities because of its apparent superiority: to choose a college. Select suggests a choice made for fitness: to select the proper clothing. Pick, an informal word, suggests a selection on personal grounds: to pick a favourite dish. The formal word elect suggests a kind of official action: to elect a representative. Prefer, also formal, emphasizes the desire or liking for one thing more than for another or others: to prefer vegetarian food to non-vegetarian.

Example

They chose to go by train to Delhi.

Sonam was chosen to represent her school in the competition.

I choose to stay home over the weekend.

I don’t know which one I should choose from these options.

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